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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Credo Adds
ASTD, MacNeil/Lehrer Productions and QA International to Growing List of
Partners

Enhanced
Reference Content Facilitates Reference-Based Discovery

June
27, 2013, Boston, Oxford – Credo, the industry leader for information skills
solutions, today announced that it has finalized distribution agreements with
three industry-leading publishers, American Society for Training &
Development (ASTD), MacNeil/Lehrer Productions and QA International, making it
possible to offer additional enhanced content under both subscription and
perpetual access models through its Literati and Credo Online Reference Service
solutions.

Credo
has licensed 27 ASTD leadership and management titles, a comprehensive
collection of video interviews and mini-documentary segments from
MacNeil/Lehrer Productions and an extensive collection of over 400 videos from
QA International.

“ASTD
is pleased to partner with Credo as a way to bring its training and
professional development content to the academic and library audiences,” said
Glenn Saltzman, Director of ASTD Editorial Production. “We’re looking forward
to supplementing the current offering with further reference and professional
development content from ASTD Press.”

“Credo gives us a unique opportunity to
make our content available to a wider audience,” said Annette Miller, Vice
President of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. “We are pleased to contribute to
Credo’s growing video catalogue, bringing scholarly content to life.”

“QA International and Credo share a common
emphasis on making reference content interactive,” said Caroline Fortin,
Publisher and Vice President of QA International. “Tools such as the Mind Map
allow users to interact with our titles and related resource linking helps give
context to titles that could stand on their own but offer additional value as a
part of the scholarly conversation.”

“At Credo, our focus is on helping librarians
provide their users with the highest quality e-reference content on an
easy-to-use platform,” said Carol Helton, Credo’s Executive Vice President of
Customer Solutions and Marketing. “Adding these trusted resources from
ASTD, QA International and MacNeil/Lehrer Productions helps us give librarians
the tools that they need to extend the learning moment so these users can
develop critical information literacy skills while addressing their immediate
information and research needs.”

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About American Society for Training & Development
(ASTD Press) ASTD Press is the premier publisher
specializing in best practices related to workforce education, training, and
professional development. ASTD content helps training & learning
practitioners increase their relevance, enhance their skills, and align
learning to business results. Topics include training basics, management,
training evaluation, instructional design, and leadership.

About MacNeil/Lehrer Productions For thirty years, MacNeil/Lehrer Productions (MLP) has
been synonymous with trustworthiness, depth, creativity and innovation in
broadcast journalism. MLP produces the PBS NewsHour, one of the most trusted
institutions in news, as well as award-winning documentaries and non-fiction
television programming for public, commercial and cable television. In addition
to broadcast programming, MLP produces educational resources for students and
teachers, civic forums across the United States and e-books. For more
information, visit www.macneil-lehrer.com.

About QA InternationalRenowned for
its remarkable designs, eye-catching illustrations and solid content, QA
international is a leader when it comes to visually innovative reference
content. Its outstanding reference guides and videos on subjects as
diverse as anatomy, ecology, geography, astronomy, cooking, health and sports
have earned QA International a strong reputation among international publishers
and partners from around the world. For more information, visit www.qa-international.com .

About Credo A 2013 SIIA CODiE Award winner, Credo believes that
everyone deserves the ability to learn and the opportunity to succeed.

To help people achieve their academic, professional and personal
goals, Credo partners with libraries, educators, publishers and technology
providers to deliver solutions for developing information skills. Founded
in 1999, Credo has offices in Boston and the UK. For additional
information about Credo and its Literati solutions please visit http://corp.credoreference.com.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

June 25 2013, Boston, Oxford – Credo, the industry leader for information skills solutions, today announced that it has added Reference Service Press’ scholarship search feature, “FundingFinder Express,” to Literati School,the company’s recently-launched solution that helps K-12 educators teach foundational information skills. Now, Literati School will not only meet the information needs of pre-college students, but it will also help them find ways to pay for college at a time when costs have reached an all-time high. Bundled at no additional cost to Literati School subscribers, FundingFinder Express will greatly increase the value of Literati School for its users.

Drawing on Reference Service Press’s award-winning database, FundingFinder Express offers students the opportunity to customize their search for college aid, receive email alerts when new scholarships that match their profile become available and get deadline date reminders, so they don’t miss out on scholarships that are closing soon.

Dr. Gail Schlachter, founder of Reference Service Press and publisher ofFundingFinder Express, called the inclusion of the data inside Literati School “a perfect addition.” As she explains, “just as Literati provides context for student research and information literacy, FundingFinder Express will provide the necessary context for the search for financial aid.”

“We were excited to establish our partnership with Reference Service Press earlier this year and are thrilled to have implemented this new service,” said Carol Helton, Executive Vice President of Customer Solutions and Marketing. “Reference Service Press’ reputation for providing the highest quality financial aid directories, ebooks and searchable databases preceded them and we are seeing great results from this first implementation of the financial aid tool in Literati School.”

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About Reference Service Press

Reference Service Press began in 1977 with a single financial aid publication, Directory of Financial Aids for Women, and continues to focus solely on the development of print and electronic sources of information on financial aid for various groups, including women, minorities, student athletes, persons with disabilities, individuals with ties to the military, and those interested in specific majors. Currently, the company issues more than three dozen award-winning financial aid directories, searchable databases, and customized online products for academic institutions, libraries, nonprofit agencies, and commercial operations. For more information, see www.rspfunding.com.

About Credo

Credo believes that everyone deserves the ability to learn and the opportunity to succeed. To help people achieve their academic, professional, and personal goals, Credo partners with libraries, educators, publishers, and technology providers to deliver solutions for developing information skills. Credo’s information literacy platform, Literati, is implemented in 600 institutions. Founded in 1999, Credo has offices in Boston and the UK. For additional information about Credo and its Literati solutions, please visithttp://corp.credoreference.com